CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council may soon consider allowing more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) after two aldermen reached an agreement on a revised ordinance.

A proposal to expand residents’ ability to convert coach houses, garden apartments, or attics into affordable housing units was blocked at a July City Council meeting .

What we know:

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th Ward) had pushed for allowing more ADUs in the city to combat high housing costs, but Ald. Marty Quinn stood opposed.

The two aldermen announced an agreement on a revised ordinance on Tuesday after Quinn and others had expressed concerns about more ADUs changing the face of neighborhoods with largely single-family housing.

The revised ordinance would expand the ADU program citywide into multi-unit residential and

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